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This type of plan turns talent management into a planned action, with focus, data and a medium-term vision.
What are the objectives of a talent development plan?
A human talent development plan aims to strengthen the relationship between the team’s skills and the real challenges of the business. Among its main functions are:
- Connect competencies with strategy, so that the team can respond to what is expected of it.
- Detect skill gaps before they lead to blockages, especially in key areas.
- Design more useful and aligned development actions, from training to internal mobility.
- Evaluate progress with perspective, adjusting as necessary as the context changes.
The market changes and so does the demand for skills. Therefore, it is not a matter of creating a static document, but of establishing a roadmap that evolves with the company.
What are the key elements of a labor competency plan?
A well-constructed workplace skills plan includes at least these five parts:
- Identification of skills needed by the organization, both current and future.
- Diagnosis of the equipment’s situation, with data on its real capabilities.
- Gap analysis, to know what skills are missing and at what level.
- Design of training or reskilling itineraries, focusing on what really adds value.
- Follow-up of the process, in order to assess whether and how the team is progressing.
Differences between workplace skills plan and workforce planning
Both concepts are part of the talent management strategy, but operate at different and complementary levels.
The workplace skills plan focuses on skills, that is, what each person knows how to do, what he or she can improve and how to do it.
On the other hand, the workforce planning works from a more structural perspective. It analyzes talent globally: what profiles are available, how they are distributed in the organization, which roles will be key in the future, and what growth or change scenarios might require adjustments to the workforce. Its function is to ensure that the company has the right volume and mix of skills.
Why do companies need a clear job skills plan?
Because having clarity about the team’s capabilities allows better decisions to be made. Moreover, without such planning, it is easy to fall into reactive and ineffective actions.
At The Wise Skill we help you understand where your team is at and build a plan that connects skills with real strategy. Shall we start assessing talent?
